Happy With Quals!
The starting lineup is set for two races tomorrow, both involving stock cars but in different series: The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and the ARCA/REMAX series. There are a few drivers in each that I’m very interested in, and I’ve been fortunate enough that great things have happened concerning them.
Firstly, Dale Jarrett is in the Bud Shootout tomorrow, which is exciting enough – Toyota’s first competitive race! What’s even better is that during the drawing for the starting lineup last night, DJ drew the pole! It’s awesome that a Toyota, not to mention an MWR Toyota, will start #1 in the first race of the year. Dale was 11th in first practice and 14th in second practice. In first practice also, Kurt, with a striking gold Miller Lite Dodge, was 17th and Dale Jr. was 6th, while in the second session they were 2nd and 3rd, respectively. The #2 will take the green in 17th and the #8 will take off in 19th.
Meanwhile in ARCA, Brandon Whitt attempted to qualify today after being 4th in practice yesterday. He made the field in 23rd place. "We knew we weren't going to be very good by ourselves based on what we saw yesterday during practice,” he said. “But the thing that matters is how we run tomorrow, and we were very pleased with the way the car handled in the draft. Our BWR Camry is set up to be there at the end of the race tomorrow although we didn't want to start quite that far back; we'll just have to take it and move our way up tomorrow.” I’m absolutely thrilled his Toyota is a good car, and hope this ARCA race has a better ending for the #51 BWR ride than the last one.
Josh Wise, running the #22 Eddie Sharp Racing Development Camry (supported by MWR), also qualified today in 18th. This is what he had to say: “The car drove a lot better than it did yesterday and I think that gave me a lot more confidence on how it's going to race. Our ultimate goal is to race good; it's always nice to qualify well, but it's all about the race. This Eddie Sharp Racing team worked really hard to get this car ready for this weekend and we've made a lot of improvements. As long as we are learning and improving, those are the most important things. There’s a lot of pressure being one of the first Toyotas to take to the track in competition, but really no more pressure than I put on myself already. This is an exciting week for Toyota, and I'm just really excited to be a part of it.” Josh seems to be a really nice guy so I will definitely be cheering him on tomorrow.
In spirit, anyway, because I’ll be at work. Figures.
Firstly, Dale Jarrett is in the Bud Shootout tomorrow, which is exciting enough – Toyota’s first competitive race! What’s even better is that during the drawing for the starting lineup last night, DJ drew the pole! It’s awesome that a Toyota, not to mention an MWR Toyota, will start #1 in the first race of the year. Dale was 11th in first practice and 14th in second practice. In first practice also, Kurt, with a striking gold Miller Lite Dodge, was 17th and Dale Jr. was 6th, while in the second session they were 2nd and 3rd, respectively. The #2 will take the green in 17th and the #8 will take off in 19th.
Meanwhile in ARCA, Brandon Whitt attempted to qualify today after being 4th in practice yesterday. He made the field in 23rd place. "We knew we weren't going to be very good by ourselves based on what we saw yesterday during practice,” he said. “But the thing that matters is how we run tomorrow, and we were very pleased with the way the car handled in the draft. Our BWR Camry is set up to be there at the end of the race tomorrow although we didn't want to start quite that far back; we'll just have to take it and move our way up tomorrow.” I’m absolutely thrilled his Toyota is a good car, and hope this ARCA race has a better ending for the #51 BWR ride than the last one.
Josh Wise, running the #22 Eddie Sharp Racing Development Camry (supported by MWR), also qualified today in 18th. This is what he had to say: “The car drove a lot better than it did yesterday and I think that gave me a lot more confidence on how it's going to race. Our ultimate goal is to race good; it's always nice to qualify well, but it's all about the race. This Eddie Sharp Racing team worked really hard to get this car ready for this weekend and we've made a lot of improvements. As long as we are learning and improving, those are the most important things. There’s a lot of pressure being one of the first Toyotas to take to the track in competition, but really no more pressure than I put on myself already. This is an exciting week for Toyota, and I'm just really excited to be a part of it.” Josh seems to be a really nice guy so I will definitely be cheering him on tomorrow.
In spirit, anyway, because I’ll be at work. Figures.
